All About My Mother
Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.
1999 | 101m | Spanish
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Pedro Almodóvar |
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| Writer: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Staring: |
| Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 16, 1999 |
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| Director: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Writer: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | drug abuse, transvestism, madrid, spain, birthday, friends, melodrama, barcelona, spain, transplantation, transsexuality, autograph, lgbt |
| Production Companies | El Deseo, Renn Productions, France 2 Cinéma |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $67,956,089
Budget: $8,272,296 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 28, 2025 (Update) Entered: Mar 01, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cecilia Roth | Manuela |
| Marisa Paredes | Huma |
| Candela Peña | Nina |
| Antonia San Juan | Agrado |
| Penélope Cruz | Rosa |
| Rosa María Sardà | Rosa's Mother |
| Fernando Fernán Gómez | Rosa's Father |
| Fernando Guillén | Actor "Doctor" |
| Toni Cantó | Lola |
| Eloy Azorín | Esteban |
| Carlos Lozano | Mario |
| Manuel Morón | Doctor 1 |
| José Luis Torrijo | Doctor 2 |
| Juan José Otegui | Gynecologist |
| Carmen Balagué | |
| Malena Gutiérrez | Malena |
| Yael Barnatán | Yael |
| Carme Fortuny | Carmen |
| Patxi Freytez | Pharmacist |
| Juan Marquez | |
| Michel Ruben | Alex |
| Daniel Lanchas | |
| Rosa Manaut | |
| Carlos García Cambero | Heart Recipient |
| Agustín Almodóvar | Taxi Driver |
| Paz Sufrategui | Heart Recipient's Wife |
| Lola García | |
| Esther García | |
| Inma Subirà | |
| Cayetana Guillén Cuervo | Mamen (uncredited) |
| Alexia Pardo | Agrado's Friend (uncredited) |
| Lluís Pasqual | (uncredited) |
| Fito Páez | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Enrique Bello | Gaffer |
| Pedro Almodóvar | Screenplay, Director |
| José Salcedo | Editor |
| José Antonio Bermúdez | Sound Designer |
| Affonso Beato | Director of Photography |
| Sara Bilbatúa | Casting |
| Lola García | Assistant Director |
| José María de Cossío | Costume Design |
| Jean-Jacques Puchu | Hairstylist |
| Ismael Martínez | Stunts |
| Pilar Moya | Casting |
| Rosa Ortiz | Assistant Editor |
| Pierre Edelman | Thanks |
| Alberto Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Miguel Rejas | Sound Designer |
| Diego Garrido | Sound Designer |
| Antxón Gómez | Production Design |
| Bina Daigeler | Costume Design |
| Juan Pedro Hernández | Makeup Artist |
| Federico García Cambero | Set Decoration |
| Jorge Hernández Lobo | Makeup Artist |
| Antonio Molina | Special Effects |
| Mamen Moya | Casting |
| Manuel Laguna | Assistant Editor |
| Yuyi Beringola | Script Supervisor |
| Cayetana Guillén Cuervo | Thanks |
| Fernando Beltrán | Electrician |
| José Ramón Delgado | First Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Agustín Almodóvar | Executive Producer |
| Michel Ruben | Associate Producer |
| Claude Berri | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best International Feature | N/A | Won |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 26 | 38 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 832 | 893 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 995 | 995 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 407 | 407 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 840 | 896 |
This film got my attention right away because of the references to 2 of my fave old Hollywood films : All About Eve and Streetcar Named Desire. Melodramatic with a lil comedy. My fave scene when all 4 ladies were at the couch just chatting and laughing. I love all the characters (maybe not Nina). Ag ... rado…for the win! Penelope…what a beautiful nun, so sad about her situation though. Huma, at first kinda off (as she didn’t give the autograph to the son) but as the movie went on, I liked her character more and more. And Cecilia, very empowering. At first, the other characters were supposed to be helping the mother but in the end, she was the one who helped all of them, in a way. Feel good dramatic film.
Of course, it's an Almodovar, so it's already a great film. But this one - the artistic shots, the characters, the story, the humanity - all top notch. I think this film might be his best. ...